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    Inspiration represents the rebellion against Germany (1525) oppressive government system that oppressed the poor. This rebellion is led by Anna who embodies the power of inspiration. The rebellion wasn’t successful‚ but it does successfully stand out in as part of history and marks a time when the people choose to fight against repression by the use of physical force. This method of Etching causes the lines to seem blunter than we would see in engraving or drypoint. Aquatint along with etching

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    Before the Great Awakening‚ religious authority was very bias which lead to many uproars. Religion was very strict back then and it shaped the way people lived their lives. It had total control over everything‚ including government. Acceptance into heaven wasn’t even a privilege because many believed that God decided who was going into heaven no matter what. However‚ by the 1700s‚ colonists believed that communities were beginning to take their religion a little less seriously. In order to bring

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    In both Flowers for Algernon and The Awakening‚ the main characters go through a process in order to better their quality of life. In Flowers for Algernon‚ Charlie Gordon undergoes a procedure to triple his intelligence level. Charlie is elated to be the subject of this medical experiment. He can’t wait to finally be smart. In The Awakening‚ Leonard Lowe is administered a large dose of medicine (L-DOPA) in hopes of bringing him out of his catatonic state. In both circumstances‚ the results of the

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    The faith of the seven is not something that is commonly seen in the north but in Winterfell there is a small sept dedicated to the seven built for non-other that Catelyn Stark. The auburn haired woman never felt quite right in the god’s woods of the north‚ in her mind‚ she was never a true northerner4. This can be seen in the way that she prays for each of her children as well as the way she lets the teachings of the seven guide her decisions or justify current events. There have been comparisons

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    The Great Awakening was a time period between the 1730s and the 1750s in which colonists once again became wildly interested in religion. The newfound interest in faith became the driving force behind many of their plans‚ such as some of the universities that were created during that time. The Great Awakening united the colonists under the same idea and eventually led to a desire for independence from England. It encouraged the spread of religion‚ inspired the beginnings of an American Identity‚

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    The Enlightenment and the Great Awakening brought with it the transitioning from old ideas about authority and religion towards individuality‚ and this was an important part of the process of freedom to come in the near future (Schultz‚ 2014). Moreover‚ prior to the Enlightenment and Great Awakening‚ the Western world believed that their rulers were more important than them‚ that a person could not change society‚ and that the life was a temporary stop between heaven or hell (Schultz‚ 2009). However

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    Jasmin Voigtlander CRE Final Draft May 04‚ 2012 Eng 2H; Pd 4 Mrs. Holland Barred Individuality: Breaking Free of Relations in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening In the 1800’s and for many years prior‚ women were born with an already accepted and expected role in society. Women were not permitted to work and were limited to the home‚ and domestic duties. They were expected to dismiss their wants and/or needs‚ and to put their families’ before themselves. Though faced with so many restrictions‚ many

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    Set in 1890’s Germany‚ Frank Wedekind’s Spring Awakening explores a variety of themes ranging from love and sex‚ to oppression and death. A pioneering playwright of his time‚ Wedekind allows contemporary audiences to connect with issues that were controversial then and still very much relevant in modern society. By using such relatable motifs throughout‚ the play criticises the oppressive culture of nineteenth- century that people can still respond to today. In order to understand why the play continues

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    Kate Chopin establishes her perception of human rights unification‚ between the genders of the male and female‚ within the confines of her two Victorian novels‚ The Awakening and At Fault. Naturally‚ Chopin utilizes her womanly attribute of candid expressing of the mind; through this‚ the progressive author adroitly elaborates her influences and composing style. As Chopin builds the structure of the two novels‚ she had illustrated and defined an open outlook on the average woman’s life in America

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    narrator is apparently confused with the norm defining “true” and “good” woman constructed by society dominated by man. “The Awakening” addressed the social‚ scientific‚ and cultural landscape of the country and the undergoing of radical changes. Each of these stories addresses the issue of women’s rights and how they were treated in the late 19th century. “The Awakening” explores one woman’s desire to find and live fully within her true self. Her devotion to that purpose caused friction between

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